CONTACT ATTACHMENTS HANDLES DRUM PROBLEM FOR GLOBAL SUPPLIER

The UK’s leading forklift attachment company was the first-port-of-call for a global supplier of industrial coatings which required a specialist product to minimise risks and potential hazards.

Contact Attachments, based in Mid Wales, was called upon by West Yorkshire-based The Sherwin-Williams Company to provide it with one of its Forklift Mounted Drum Rotators, which now allows the industrial coatings company to safely and efficiently lift, rotate, and decant drums to larger vessels.

Contact Attachments’ range of Drum Rotators were upgraded in 2016 with an enhanced girdle assembly to offer an even better fit to the drums, as well as a newly-incorporated housed flange bearing, which makes the rotation process smoother than ever.

Stephen Giles, Operations and Facilities Manager at The Sherwin-Williams Company, explained: “We originally had to lift, tilt and pour drums, as well as move drums from non-standard supplier pallets, manually using our forklift truck. Following an in-depth risk assessment, we found that this way of working potentially posed a hazard and we looked for a product which would minimise any risks.

“Contact Attachments’ Forklift Drum Rotator looked like the ideal product to remove any risks associated with handling them via our forklift truck. We also store all of our products on Euro pallet racking, so we needed something which would allow us to transport drums safely and efficiently too. Our Operators have found the rotator very easy to use, and dealing with Contact Attachments was straight-forward from start to finish.”

Over the past four decades, Contact Attachments’ Drum Rotators have been one of its most popular products. Its Crane Slung Drum Rotators in particular are the perfect product to carry-out physical drum handling tasks, and can be used with both a forklift truck and an overhead crane. designed to suit 210 litre steel drums and 'L' & 'XL' ring plastic drums, the rotators secure drums in place via two webbing and ratchet strap assemblies.

Dave Manuel, Technical Sales Director at Contact Attachments, said: “We were pleased to have provided The Sherwin-Williams team with a cost-effective solution to their drum handling and transportation requirements. Like all of our products, our Crane Slung Drum Rotators come fully tested and certified to comply with the latest health and safety regulations, further adding to the steps the firm puts in place to enhance safety in the workplace.”

Contact Attachments has been designing and manufacturing forklift truck attachments from its base in Newtown, Mid Wales, for over 40 years and is recognised as the quality leader of truck attachments in the UK.  

For further information on the range and service available, contact the sales team on 01686 238019,

email [email protected] or visit www.forklift-attachments.co.uk.